Soper v. Erickson

' Action to recover damages for personal injuries. There was a verdict for the plaintiff for $1,000. The defendant appeals from the order denying his alternative motion for judgment or a new trial.

The defendant is the OAvner of an apartment building in Minneapolis. On September 1, 1923, plaintiff rented an apartment on the third floor. She claims that on November 23, 1923, her right foot was caught in a hole just outside her apartment and that she fell dOAvn the stairway sustaining the injury for Avhich she sues. Her claim for recovery is that this hole Avas negligently alloAved to be in the…